distressed
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MetroLoft joined forces with David Werner, a longtime Manhattan office investor who built a reputation buying underperforming and distressed office buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
In a 2024 exposé on Bowlero’s rise, Amos Barshad introduced a now-familiar category of villain — the private-equity vulture — as more than the average mercenary buying up distressed properties and selling off their parts.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
“The people of Altadena are demanding protection from speculators who are buying land from distressed fire survivors and trying to exploit the intent of existing laws,” Pérez said in a statement announcing the legislation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But she said there were "a few people who are quite distressed with the situation".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The slaves were distressed, and requested we throw them down a hawser, that they might board us.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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